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PLAYERS: Alberto Del Rio
-- WWE video game licensee THQ is set to put up several of its properties for auction at their bankruptcy proceedings this afternoon. There have been rumors about the status of the WWE license, including one that EA Sports would tkae over. Nothing has been confirmed and there is no legal documentation about the movement of the license. -- Here is a video of Alberto Del Rio promoting WWE and talking about his recent face turn:
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